Adoption of the Basel Convention
In 1989, The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (Basel Convention) was adopted. The treaty aimed to reduce the movement of hazardous waste between countries and prevent exporting such waste from developed to less developed countries.
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